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. 2013 Jul 17;8(6):535–547. doi: 10.1007/s12263-013-0352-8

Table 5.

Association of genetic risk score (GRS) comprising of 13 obesity SNPs with anthropometric measures, body composition traits and obesity in the Malmö Diet and Cancer Study

Trait β ± SE P
BMI (kg/m2) 0.12 ± 0.01 3.6 × 10−34
Weight (kg) 0.35 ± 0.03 2.6 × 10−31
Height (cm) 0.007 ± 0.02 0.59
Waist (cm) 0.29 ± 0.03 2.5 × 10−29
Hip (cm) 0.24 ± 0.02 4.2 × 10−29
Body fat (%) 0.10 ± 0.01 2.4 × 10−16
Fat mass (kg) 0.18 ± 0.02 6.3 × 10−28
Fat-free mass (kg) 0.17 ± 0.02 1.3 × 10−24
OR (95 % CI) P
Overweight 1.05 (1.04–1.06) 1.4 × 10−19
Obesity 1.08 (1.06–1.10) 1.2 × 10−22

Adjusted for age and sex

BMI body mass index, SNP single-nucleotide polymorphism, overweight: 25 kg/m2 ≥ BMI < 30 kg/m2, obese: BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2, OR odds ratio, 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval